Chapter 19 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall. “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.” “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.” “Well, a canoe race is. You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
Chapter 19 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.”
third-person singular of “advertise” — call attention to
From this reading “POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading ““Well, a canoe race is.”
more quickly
From this reading ““You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.””
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading ““Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.””
propel with a paddle
From this reading ““You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.””
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.”
time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy
In this reading “You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
third-person singular of “advertise” — call attention to
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “Well, a canoe race is.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
more quickly
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
propel with a paddle
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
any competition
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
refrain from harming
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
moving very fast
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
a special situation
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
precisely as stated
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
Chapter 19 of Crofton Chums by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 19 holds 154 sentences of Crofton Chums, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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